Imaging Edge Mobile

Sony Corporation

About this app

Imaging Edge Mobile allows images/videos to be transferred to a smartphone/tablet, enables remote shooting, and provides location information to images captured by a camera.

■ Transfer images from a camera to a smartphone
- You can transfer images/videos.
- The selection and transfer of images after shooting are no longer needed as the automatic background transfer function allows images to be transferred to a smartphone as they are captured. *1
- High bit rate video files including 4K can be transferred. *2
- You can view and transfer images in your camera from your smartphone even when the camera is turned off. *2
- After transferring, you can immediately share your high quality images on social networks or through email.
*1 See here for supported cameras. Files are imported in 2MP size when using this function.
https://www.sony.net/dics/iem12/
*2 See here for supported cameras. Availability of video transfer and playback varies depending on smartphone in use.
https://www.sony.net/dics/iem12/

■ Remote shooting of a camera using a smartphone
- You can capture photos/videos remotely while checking the live view of a camera on a smartphone. *3
This is convenient for capturing night views or water flowing scenes which need long-exposure, or macro shooting in which you need to avoid to directly touch the camera.
*3 Models that support PlayMemories Camera Apps can use this feature by installing "Smart Remote Control" (in-camera app) on your camera in advance.
http://www.sony.net/pmca/

■ Record location information
- With cameras that have a location information linkage function, the location information acquired by the smartphone can be added to the captured image in your camera.
For supported models and detailed operation methods, see the support page below.
https://www.sony.net/dics/iem12/
- Even with cameras that do not have a location information linkage function, it is possible to add location information acquired by your smartphone to the photos saved on your smartphone during remote shooting.

■Save and Apply Settings
- You can save up to 20 camera settings in Imaging Edge Mobile.
You can also apply a saved setting to a camera. *4
*4 See here for supported cameras. Save and Apply Settings are supported only for cameras with the same model name.
https://www.sony.net/dics/iem12/

■ Notes
- Supported operating systems: Android 9.0 to 14.0
- This app is not guaranteed to work with all smartphones/tablets.
- Features/Functions available for this app vary depending on the camera you are using.
- For supported models and information on features/functions, see the support page below.
https://sony.net/iem/

Ratings and reviews

I have been using this app for quite a few years. One major problem this app has is lack of some of the desktop features. Such as being able to USB tether. Chromebooks don't have a desktop application for alpha cameras. It would be nice for the app to have more features which will allow Chromebooks to have the same experience as the windows and mac versions.

A very basic app that seemed to be done in rush by some graduates or interns. For the quality of their photo cameras, I had much bigger expectations. I would definitely love to see a professional product (even I would pay for it) rather then this joke. At least please add the capability to focus by touching on part of the image or to be able to move the focus point from the phone. After the update it stopped working altogether. it does not work anymore!!!

This is just appalling! In the previous version I could connect to my phone and transfer photos - it was frustrating but worked most of the time with occasionally dropping the WiFi. Remote control of the camera - while basic, worked. Now the WiFi connection drops after a few seconds of use every single time on both the photo transfer and the remote control. This is totally unusable!!! It seems that there is zero budget and zero effort put into developing your apps. I'll not buy Sony again.

What’s new

- Improved the issue where the app would terminate abnormally on certain smartphones.